State legislators support climate action at NCSL's Seattle conference
Legislators from states all over America gathered in Seattle this week, and climate change was at the top of the agenda. The National Conference of State...
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New scorecard reveals polluter attacks against renewable energy
ALEC. The Heartland Institute. The Texas Public Policy Foundation. Sometimes, it's hard to keep these anti-clean-energy front groups straight without a...
ALEC and polluters release new, uninspired schemes to block climate action
With most of America enduring major heat waves this week, mild and sunny San Diego is not a bad place to be -- especially if you want to ignore climate change...
State legislature season ends poorly for coal lobbyists (again)
The end of spring coincides with the adjournment of most state legislatures. Before we all run off to plan pool parties to beat the summer heat (likely...
States clear path for Clean Power Plan; Coal industry and ALEC floundering
More and more states are putting politics aside and preparing themselves to work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cut carbon pollution...
ALEC: Want to lose the "denier" label? Then admit climate change is a problem.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is not pulling off its new look. The group wants to lose the "climate denier" label, following a damaging rash...